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Capitol physician medically clears McConnell after health scares prompt new questions over his leadership position

Manu Raju, CNN August 31, 2023

CNN -- Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is medically cleared to continue his schedule, the US Capitol physician said Thursday, after he froze for the second time in as many months in public. The statement...

Joe Biden speaks to reporters in South Lake Tahoe, California, on Wednesday. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

President Biden suggests Putin may be behind the plane crash

Nikki Carvajal, CNN August 23, 2023

CNN– US President Joe Biden suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have been behind the crash of a plane near Moscow. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is listed among passengers of...

Supreme Court blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN June 30, 2023

CNN -- In a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden, the Supreme Court blocked the administration’s student loan forgiveness plan Friday, rejecting a program aimed at delivering...

Biden admin to send 1,500 troops to southern border for support roles ahead of expected migrant surge

CNN -- The Biden administration is making plans to send an additional 1,500 active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border in anticipation of an influx of migrants when the Title 42 public health authority...

Biden announces reelection bid, saying battle for nation’s soul isn’t complete

CNN -- President Joe Biden formally announced his bid for reelection Tuesday, setting off a battle to convince the country his record merits another four years in the White House and his age won’t...

Supreme Court protects access to abortion pill

Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN April 22, 2023

CNN– The Supreme Court on Friday protected access to a widely used abortion drug by freezing lower-court rulings that placed restrictions on its usage as appeals play out. As a result, the US Food...

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Biden’s student loan pause faces another lawsuit

Katie Lobosco, CNN April 7, 2023

CNN– The Biden administration is facing another lawsuit over extending the pandemic-related pause on federal student loan payments. The pause is set to end later this year, but the plaintiffs want the...

Marianne Williamson opens long shot 2024 challenge to Biden

Will Weissert, AP March 4, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-help author Marianne Williamson, whose 2020 White House campaign featured more quirky calls for spiritual healing than actual voter support, launched another longshot bid for...

A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media.
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US fighter jets shoot down Chinese spy balloon off East Coast

(CNN) -- US military fighter jets shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Saturday. President...

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Biden and McCarthy hold high-stakes first one-on-one meeting ahead of debt limit fight

Clare Foran and Maegan Vazquez, CNN February 1, 2023

 CNN— President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are meeting on Wednesday – the first such gathering since the California Republican won the speakership after Republicans took over the House...

These benefits will disappear when Biden ends the Covid national and public health emergencies in May

CNN --  President Joe Biden intends to end the Covid-19 national and public health emergencies on May 11, the White House said Monday. That means that many Americans could have...

Ron Klain testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2020.

White House chief of staff Ron Klain expected to step down in the weeks after State of the Union

CNN -- White House chief of staff Ron Klain, the powerful force at the center of Joe Biden’s first two years in office, is expected to step down in the weeks after the president’s State of the Union...